Machine for dyeing, bleaching, washing, scouring, and subjecting to like processes hanks of yarn.



E. KRUSE. MACHINE FOR DYEING, BLEACHING, WASHING, SCOURING, AND SUBIECTING T0 LIKE PROCESSES HANKS 0F YARN.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. I3, 1914.

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Patented Aug. 17

E. KRUSE. MACHINE FOR DYEING, BLEACHING, WASHING, SCOURING, AND SUBJECTING T0 LIKE PROCESSES HANKS 0F YARN.

. APPLICATION FILED NOV. I3|19I4. Llt, Patented Aug. 17, ,1915.

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E. KRUSE. MACHINE FOR DYEING, BLEACHING, WASHING, SCOURING, AND SUBJECTING TO LIKE PROCESSES HANKS 0F YARN. APPLlcAloN FILED Nov.13, 1914.

1,159,685. Patented Aug. 1?-, 1915.

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COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH Co.. WASHINGTON, D, c.

E. KRUSE. MACHINE FOR DYEING, BLEACHING, WASHING, SCOURING, AND SUBIECTING TO LIKE PROCESSES HANKS 0F YARN.

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E. KRUSE. MACHINE FOR DYEING, BLEACHING, WASHING, SCOURING, AND SUBJECTING T0 LIKE PROCESSES HANKS OF YARN.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. I3' I9I4| 1,150,685, Patented Aug. 17, 1915.

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EMIL KRUSE, 0F LANGERFELD, GER'EANY.

MACHINE FOB DYEINQTBLEACHING, WASHIQ'G, SCOURING, AND SUBJECTING TO LIKE PRQCESSES THANKS OF ARN.

Application filed November 13,1914.

To all @0.7mm it may concern Be it known that l, EMIL KnUsE, subjectof the German Emperor, residing atLang-V erfeld, 1Westphalia, Germany, have invented a new and useful Machine for Dyeing, Bleaching, Washing, Securing, and Subjecting to like Processes l-la-nks of Yarn;. and l Vdo hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the Slille.

This invention relates to a machine forl dyeing, bleaching, Washing, scouring and subjecting to like processes hanks of yarn.

The operation of this machine-Which operation per se is old-is such that a carriage moving over the vat automatically moves and revolves the hank carriers which, as.

usually, rest in grooves on the top edge of said vat. It is also old to provide said'carf which sectors can at vvill beV caused to'engafge said pinions or to let theinipassfreely. This renders it possible to alternately engage and disengage said sectorsand by these means to impart to said carriers revolution to the right or to the left, or` to disengageboth sec'- tors from the lpinions ofsaid carriersl so that they are not revolved at all, all .this independently of' the directionl inf whichy the carriage is moving.

When the carriers are revolvedin one di-y rection of rotation only, as infthe vknovvn machine, it may occur that the cords with Whichtheseveral strands of! each' hank are-v bound, or loose threads-of the' hanks them'- selves, ivindup onfthe carriers, thusfentan glingthe entire hank.` These cordsA or threads, being saturated Withithe liquor, are sticky and consequently may becomev atf tached to a part of the carrier frame. The

consequence ivill be lthat intheV first mentioned-.case that part of thexhank having Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug.. 31'?, MM5

Serial No. 872,049.

such cordis suspended'on the carrier frame, so that this part of the liank no longer hangs dovfn freely but revolves with that part of the carrier to which it has stuck. Finally, that part of the hank which rests on one part ofthe carrier, and is held to the other part by the said cord, ivill form a loop which envelope the carriers and partakes in its revolution so that the free part of the hank is wound about the carrier, andthe entire hank becomes entangled. 0n further revolution of the carrier, the yarn Will break or not be dyed at all. lf, however, the direction of revolution is reversed after a time, the hank is univound again, the cord becoinesvdisengaged from the carrier and the liank returns to its normal position. ln` a similar manner, loose threads may stick to the carrier and,`coperating with a cord, entangle the hanl This can-also be remedied by: reversi-ng the carrier. Consequently, when the person attending to the machine notices that a cord has b-ecomeengaged, he Will, in order-to disengage it, reverse the carriers, causing the hank to return to its normal position.

The holders for the carriers-have slotted bearings? into Which the heads of the carri-ers are inserted.` In order to prevent said heads fromfallinglout of these slots during their revolution, sleeves are provided to cover the openings of the slots for those positions in Which thel carrier headsmight fall out. TheseV sleeves are held in position by means of Weights or cranks connected to rings arranged eccentrically to` the axis ofi the Wheels carrying the holders.

It is important that theI carriers should beV maintained in a vertical position While their pinionsare not engaged bythe sectors, z. e. While they are notirevolving. This Y prevents the hanks from sticking to the carV i'iersTiv-hich. sticking might occur` When the carriers are in aniinclinedposition; and the carriers are placed on the'top edges of the vat in correct position. Care is taken to balance the carriers as otherwise they might cause vibration with their rapidrevolution. They areso constructed" that their axis of rotation co-incides with their airis of gravity. It follows that they have per se no tendency to assume a vertical position, and soit may occur` that a carrieris taken i through the machine and placed on the top edge of the vat in an inclined position. The consequence will be that the hanks stick to one side of the frame instead ofhanging down freely, and so be dyed less on one-side than on the other.` When approaching the top edge of the vat, such a carrier would knock against the others or, as they are at very short distances apart, could not be placed in position at all. In order to avoid this, a ring is arranged eccentrically to the axis of thewheels on which the holders are carried. To this ring, cranks are connected which, on the other hand, are held engaging the holders by means of a yielding coupling which allows the holders to revolve as soon as their pinions are engaged by the sectors.

As mentioned, the carriers are balanced in relation to their axis of rotation. They havea flat head on either side just in*y their axis which is engaged by the slotted holders. The heads are fixed to lll-shaped parts which are fastened to the frame of the carrier, and .that in such a manner that, when the carriers are at rest on the top edges of the vat, the U parts are inverted and straddlethe wallsof the vat.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings,.in which- .Y

Figure lis a side elevation partly in section,'and Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the machine, also partly in section, Fig. 3 illustrates the device for holding the carriers in a, vertical position while they are moved without being revolved, Figs. 4 to 7 illustrate several relative positions of the means for revolving the carriers, Figs. 8 and 9 illustrate the coupling between the carriers and those parts which hold them in a vertical position while being moved, Figs. 10 to 13 illustrate means for securing the carriers in their holders while they are revolving, Figs. 14 and 15 show a carrier -in elevation and cross section, respectively.

Thecar 1 is supported on a track 2 arrangedabove the vat 3. lt is carried on Vwheels 5 held in lateral extensions 4. kFor imparting Vmotionto the carriage, a motor (Sis arranged, which by means of gear wheels G26", 6, 6d, 6e rotates a pinion 8 engaging a rack 7. Further, the motor byineans of v further gear Wheels (if. 6g, and 6h rotates the two holder wheels 9 and 10. On each of these wheels are rotatably carriedholders 11'- (Fig-S). They have notchesl into which the fiat heads 12 ofthe carriers 13 fit, so that the carriers must rotate with the holders. On the shaft of every holderthere is lixed a disk 14 witha notch 15, and a crank 16is free to rotate on the shaft. This crank carries a spring latch 17 which may engage notch 15. The pins 18 of all the cranks on one of the wheels 9 or10 are connected Ato a ring 19 (Fig. 3)' which is held by rollers- 19a eccentric to the axis of wheels 9 and 10.

This causes the cranks 16e-and with them the carriers 13--to be held ina vertical position while wheels 9 and 10 revolve.

The carriers 13, as Fig. 1 shows, restin V shaped notches 2() on the top edges of the vat, in such a vmannerthat only` their upper parts 21 engage the vat. The machine, with one of its holders 11 on either side, seizes the heads 12 of that carrier which is in po-Y sition, moves it on with the rotation ofV adjust said slides and maintain them in the desired position.V Fixed on. the slidesV are toothed sectors, those designated by 24 and 25being above, and those designated by 2G and 27 below the highest position of holdersV 11. Sectors 24 and 25 are carried on stays 28 which extend to the inside ofthe frame from the slides 28 and 24. p 27 are held bysleeves 29 extending through the hollow bearings of wheels 9 and 10.

FixedV on the shaft ofeach holder 11 is a pinion 30 adapted to engage sectors 24 and 26, or 25 andY 27, respectively.

- By means of lever 24a either .the upper sector 24 (Fig. 4)*or thelower, 25, (Fig. 5) is causedY to mesh with pinion 30. The sectors being stationary while the wheels 9,10 rotate, it follows that pinions 30 roll on thesectors and cause to revolve the cars rier framesheld by the holders 11.

Cranks 16 do not oppose the revolution of the holders, as the spring latch 17 `becomes disengaged from notch 15 as soon asthe pinions 30 are engaged by one of theV sectors;V y I The length of said sectors isy such that latch 17 again engagesnotch 15 when 'the pinion 30 is free of the sector with which it was edge of the vat. iForexample, the machine may be operated in such fa vmanner that at Y lirst the upper sectors 24 and 25 are caused wha@ an.V Carrier f Fig 2. Slides 22, 23are guided on each side Y.

of the carriage'l, and a lever 24aserves to Sectors 26V and 1 iio to engage pinions 'BOuntil the frame'has Y 5 moved through itspredetermined path andv then, for itsreturn, the sectors 25, 27'ar`eengaged with pinions 30,' so thattliese pinions continue to revolve in the' same direction. This is repeated untilthe hanks areV thoroughly saturated, andthenY the sectors aref caused to engage the pinionsBO in reversed orderso that the carriers rotate in the opposite direction. Or both-.sectors may be disengaged, so rthat the carriers are moved without being revolved.

In order to preventthe heads 12 `of the carriers from falling out'of the notches of their holders, sleeves 31 are placed oni said holders which, as Fig. lshoivs, are slotted,

at 32. These sleeves are,A by means of Weights 33 or cranks 34: and an eccentric `by an eccentric ring 35, and Fig. 12 illustrates a carrier in a similar position in a holder the sleeves of which are maintained by weights 33. In both cases the notches of the holders point downward and the head 12 of the carrier rests on the sleeve.

The carriers, (Figs. 14 and 15), are composed of the ends comprising the head 12, bearing part 21, and lugs 36 to which lugs the connecting parts 37 of the carrier are attached. The head parts are made of metal, iron, bronze, nickel, etc. The frames 37 are of Wood or of the same metal asthe head parts. ,The bearing parts 21 are at the top, While the heads 12 are exactly in the center line of the carriers. The edges ofthe heads 12 are rounded in order to facilitate their being engaged by holders 11.

l claim:

1. In a machine for dyeing, bleaching, washing, scouring and subjecting to like processes hanks of yarn, a vat, a carriage adapted to be moved over said vat, frames on which said hanks areV carried, holders for engaging said frames, means for guiding said holders bodily in a circular path, means adapted to alternately impart a revo lution in opposite directions to said holders independently of the direction in Which said carriage is moved, and means for disengaging said revolution imparting means from said holders.

2. In a machine for dyeing,'bleaching, Washing, scouring and subjecting to like processes hanks of yarn, a vat, a carriage adapted to be moved over said vat, frames on which said hanks are carried, holders for engaging said frames, means for guid-V ing said holders bodily in a circular path, means adapted to alternately impart a revolution in opposite directions to said holders independently of the direction in` Which said carriage is moved, means for disengaging said revolution imparting means from said holders, and means for maintaining said hand carrying trames in vertical position while they are being bodily displaced.

3. In a machine for dyeing, bleaching, Washing, scouring and subjecting to like processes hanks of yarn, a vat, `a carriage adapted to be moved over said vat, frames on Which said hanks are carried, holders for: ergaging said frames, means for guiding said: holders bodily in a circular path, pinions fired to said holders, and toothed sectors adapted to be thrown into and out of engagement with said pinions.

afin a machine for dyeing, bleaching, Washing, scouring and subjecting to like processes hanks or" yarn, a vat, a carriage adaptedl to be moved over said vat, frames onavhich said hanks are carried, holders for engaging said frames, means for guiding said holders bodily in a circular path, pinions fixed to said holders and toothed sectors arranged on either side of said pinions and adapted to be alternately-engaged With said pinions.

5. In a machine for dyeing, bleaching, Washing, scouring and subjecting to like processes hanks of yarn, a vat, a carriage adapted to bemoved over said vat, frames on which said hanks are carried, holders for engaging said frames, means for guiding said holders bodily in ua circular path, means adapted to alternately impart a revolution in opposite directions to said holders independently of the direction in which said carriage is moved, and means for disengaging said revolution imparting means from said holders, cranks loosely fitted on the shafts of said holders and connected vvith them by means of yielding couplings, and a ring arranged eccentrically to the axis of the Wheels on Which said holders are carried, said ring y being pivotally connected to said cranks.

6. Ina machine for dyeing, bleaching, Washing, scouring and subjecting to like processes hanks of yarn, a vat, a carriage adapted to be moved over said vat, frames on which said hanks are carried, holders for engaging said frames, means for guiding said holders bodily in a circular path, means adapted to alternately impart a revolution in opposite directions to said holders independently of the direction in Which said carriage is moved, and means for disengaging said revolution imparting means from said holders, said holders being slotted to receive heads disposed on said carriers, and means for keeping said slots closed While the holders are being revolved.

7. In a machine for dyeing, bleaching, Washing, scouring and subjecting to like processes hanks of yarn, a vat,'acarriage adapted to be moved over said vat, frames on which said hanks are carried, holders for engaging said frames, means for guiding said holders bodily in a circular path, means adapted to alternately impart a revolution in op osite directions to said holders independently of the direction in which said carriage is moved, and means for disen` gaging said revolution imparting means from said holders, said holders being slotted to receive heads disposed on said carriers, slotted sleeves arranged over said slotted holders, and means for maintaining said sleeves in such a position that they close the slots of said holders When they are pointing in'a downward direction.

8. In a. machine for dyeing, bleaching, Washing, scouring and subjecting to lilre processes hanks of yarn, a vat, a carriage adapted to be moved over said vat, frames on which said hanks are carried, holders for engaging said frames, means for guiding said holders bodily in a circular path, means adapted to alternately impart a ,revolution in opposite directions to said holders independently of the direction in Which said carriage is moved, and means for disengaging said revolution imparting means from said holders, said holders being slotted to receive heads disposed on said carriers, slotted sleeves arranged over said slotted holders, and Weights for maintaining said sleeves in such a position that they close the slots of said holders When they are pointing in a downward direction.

9. In a machine for dyeing, bleaching, Washing, scouring and subjecting to like processes hanks of yarn, a vat, a carriage adapted to be moved over said vat, frames on which said hanks are carried, holders for engaging said frames, meansfor guiding said holders bodily in a circular path, means adapted to alternately impart a revolution in opposite directions tosaid holders independently of the direction in Which said carriage is moved, and means for disengaging said revolution imparting means from said holders, said carriers having U shaped parts at, either end and iat'heads arranged in the axis of gravity and rotation-of said carriers, said heads being adapted. to be engaged by said holders, the upper'part of said U shaped ends being adapted to rest on the top edges of said vat. Y

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification'V in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

EMIL KRUsn. [L 5.]

Witnesses:

ALBERT KEFER, GEORGE G. W. WARD.

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